preface \n \n karl fulves
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acknowledgments \n \n karl fulves
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1 - the art of the impossible \n \n karl fulves
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1 - The Art of the Impossible
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magic and its professors \n \n karl fulves
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2 - the hand is smarter than the eye \n on the methods of magic tricks \n karl fulves
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invisible information \n on the methods of magic tricks \n karl fulves
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testing the power of misdirection \n empty packet of matches is waved over hand, a full one appears \n karl fulves
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super transpo \n penny and dime tranpose, one held by spectator, secret use of nickel \n john benzais \n 11¢ transpo \n john benzais
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routined magic \n match puzzle, then coin penetrates upwards through table into match box, example for routining two things \n karl fulves
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the gambler's palm \n seven blank cards, two signed, cards put in both palms apparently equally, then signed cards are in one hand and other five in the other, thieves and sheep \n karl fulves
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telepathy for two \n five esp symbols on paper pieces, one chosen and wrapped in aluminum foil, medium divines it, code by position under which a slip is passed under the door \n karl fulves
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numerology \n performer and spectator choose a digit from serial of a bill, after some calculation the spectator has a two-digit number with both those digits \n karl fulves
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concluding observations \n \n karl fulves
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3 - closeup magic \n \n karl fulves
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3 - Closeup Magic
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banded together \n \n karl fulves \n elas-trick \n ken crossen
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bounce band \n rubber band apparently penetrates fingers \n karl fulves
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mass hypnosis \n rubber band apparently penetrates fingers \n karl fulves
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flying clipper \n clipped, two paperclips on folded bill link \n bill bowman \n clipped \n bill bowman
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Bill Bowman
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banked roll \n two bills, one on top of the other, rolled up and unrolled, they changed positions \n karl fulves
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passing the buck \n two bills folded into strips, they are knotted together and penetrate \n don nielsen \n tabor double dissolving silk release \n edwin tabor
1977
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not a knot \n simple false knot \n karl fulves
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subtract a knot \n knot vanishes from rope \n karl fulves \n joseph h. fries \n elmer applegit
1977
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hunter's impossible knot \n without letting go of the ends \n g. w. hunter
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all in a row \n six glasses, three filled, they have to be alternated by switching adjacent glasses, puzzle \n unknown \n six glasses \n unknown \n problem of the six glasses \n unknown
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three tumblers \n do as i do with three glasses that have to be turned up and down \n unknown
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spirit music \n glass hangs on string from pencil, music comes out of glass \n karl fulves
1977
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drop out \n three dice held between two fingers, dropping only the center one \n unknown \n the new dropout \n unknown
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jumping dice \n two dice between two fingers apparently change places \n karl fulves
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balancing act \n three dice balanced in apparently impossible way \n unknown
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mental dice \n bet about rolling a six and an eight before two sevens with two dice, probability bet \n karl fulves
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Mental Dice
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the probable outcome \n three dice rolled, performer divines sum \n karl fulves
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The Probable Outcome
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concluding notes \n on close-up magic \n karl fulves
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Concluding Notes
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4 - card magic \n \n karl fulves
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4 - Card Magic
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easy as a-b-c \n two spectators recite the alphabet to locate a selection \n karl fulves \n stranger than that \n allan slaight
1977
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the yogi knows \n card and its position remembered, spelling a phrase to locate it \n karl fulves \n al baker
1977
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The Yogi Knows
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a rare find \n two cards removed, one remembered, both put wide apart in deck, performer stabs another card next to the selection, miscalling \n karl fulves \n next \n roy walton
1977
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A Rare Find
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fan bluff spacing \n cards inserted close together seem to be widely separated \n audley walsh
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fourcast \n from twelve-card packet spectator choses two cards which are mated and form a four-of-a-kind \n karl fulves \n fourcast \n karl fulves
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the game of 7-16 \n down-under deal, spectator's and performer's remaining cards predicted, game presentation \n bill taylor \n 7-16 \n bill taylor
1977
Bill Taylor
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The Game of 7-16
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color flite \n a card from red and blue deck are chosen, jokers pushed in deck of other color, they're supposed to be next to selections, but change in actual selections \n roy walton \n color flite \n roy walton
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the haunted card \n chosen card rises out of deck which is held inside a handkerchief \n karl fulves \n the world's easiest card rise \n joseph k. schmidt
1977
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flash aces \n spectator shuffles deck an snaps rubber band around it, four aces jump out \n karl fulves \n impromptu haunted deck \n bert fenn \n karl fulves \n joseph k. schmidt \n flash aces variation \n doug edwards
1977
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pocket addition \n as something is removed from pocket \n karl fulves
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the miracle discovery \n spectator pulls packet out of center, shuffles it and remembers top card, then re-inserts it, card located \n karl fulves \n j. w. sarles
1977
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles
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concluding observations \n on card tricks \n karl fulves
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5 - coin magic \n \n karl fulves
1977
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change in mind \n "as many pennies as you have, plus three more, plus enough left over...", trick that fooled einstein with coins \n karl fulves \n correct change \n jon racherbaumer \n debit and credit: part i \n bob farmer
1977
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Change in Mind
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heads or tails \n coins on table, spectator can turn several coins over and covers one, performer divines if head or tails is up \n karl fulves \n parity coin \n tieneblas \n call it a puzzle \n l. vosburgh lyons
1977
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invisible pockets \n two coins pressed to shirt with both hands, coin travels across, then coin vanishes ("playing the shirt", coin tossed into shirt) \n karl fulves \n getaway iii \n karl fulves
1977
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coin stabbing \n coin vanished by stabbing knife through folded paper \n karl fulves
1977
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turnabout \n coin layout puzzle \n martin gardner \n turnabout coins \n martin gardner
1977
Martin Gardner
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Turnabout
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the 32¢ trick \n two glasses, penny, dime and nickel in each glass, a penny penetrates one glass and drops in other glass, repeat \n karl fulves \n 22¢ trick \n robert (bob) hess
1977
Karl Fulves
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money mental \n three coin values written on paper strip which is torn in three pieces, coins wrapped in paper pieces, performer divines which coin is in which paper \n karl fulves
1977
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Money Mental
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a coin swindle \n marked coin through trouser into pocket, fake pick-up from handful of coin \n karl fulves
1977
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A Coin Swindle
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double express \n marked coin in inside jacket pocket (dropped into sleeve) transposes with another coin in spectator's hand \n karl fulves
1977
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Double Express
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ghost coin \n two small glasses mouth-to-mouth, coin through whisky glass \n james f. herpick \n dime delusion \n james f. herpick
1977
James F. Herpick
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Ghost Coin
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the nine mystery \n coins placed in a q shape, spectator counts clockwise and anticlockwise, predict the endpoint of the count \n unknown \n the nine mystery \n unknown
1977
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coins and a ring \n coins and finger ring on fists, apparently one dropped from each hand, traveling effect \n karl fulves
1977
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Coins and a Ring
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a flourish and a trick \n one-handed, three coin stack, middle coin spun out and rotated, effect where it is done under cover of a handkerchief and a sympathetic effect happens when center coin in another three-coin stack is turned over \n karl fulves \n coin flourish \n joseph k. schmidt
1977
Karl Fulves
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A Flourish and a Trick
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6 - rope magic \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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6 - Rope Magic
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sawing through a rope \n ring tied from handkerchief, rope tied onto it, release \n j. w. sarles
1977
J. W. Sarles
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Sawing through a Rope
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double-cut mystery \n rope cut in two places \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Double-Cut Mystery
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cheating the hangman \n rope through neck \n unknown
1977
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Cheating the Hangman
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single-cut rope \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Single-Cut Rope
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impromptu needle-threading \n \n unknown
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ring flite \n \n sam schwartz \n ring flite \n sam schwartz
1977
Sam Schwartz
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Ring Flite
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lefty \n \n karl fulves \n j. w. sarles
1977
Karl Fulves, J. W. Sarles
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lightning link \n \n a. kojima \n lightning link \n a. kojima
1977
A. Kojima
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Lightning Link
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lightning unlink \n \n karl fulves \n lightning unlink \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Lightning Unlink
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knot possible \n three phases (first phase by milbourne christopher, other two by fulves), knot routine with loop of ring, ring appears without letting go of the sides of the loop, knot comes off at the end \n karl fulves \n milbourne christopher
1977
Karl Fulves, Milbourne Christopher
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Knot Possible
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the gambler's knot \n performer demonstrates knot in slow-motion, spectator cannot duplicate it \n tony slydini \n on the gambler's knot \n tony slydini
1977
Tony Slydini
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The Gambler's Knot
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7 - mental magic \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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how to spot fraudulent psychics \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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How to Spot Fraudulent Psychics
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sixes and sevens \n dime and penny, spectator puts one in each hand, involving calculation \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Sixes and Sevens
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match mentalism \n number of remaining matches divined \n fred demuth \n a divination with matches \n fred demuth
1977
Fred DeMuth
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Match Mentalism
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lines of force \n pencil moves towards drawn magnet on paper, blowing \n karl fulves
1977
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Lines of Force
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the lock mystery \n three keys and one lock, keys in envelopes, performer divines which envelope contains the fitting key \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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The Lock Mystery
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oracle \n spectator cuts of packet, reverse faro down to one, remaining card predicted \n karl fulves \n oracle \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Oracle
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thought echo \n two card location, straight set-up \n sam schwartz \n thot echo \n sam schwartz
1977
Sam Schwartz
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Thought Echo
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living and dead test \n based on torn edges of paper \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Living and Dead Test
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two-person telepathy \n a medium finds both cards \n karl fulves \n an alternate detection \n theodore annemann
1977
Karl Fulves
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Two-Person Telepathy
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the parity principle \n four objects used \n karl fulves \n hummers mathematical 3 card monte \n bob hummer
1977
Karl Fulves
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The Parity Principle
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how to predict the super bowl \n two-way out prediction \n karl fulves \n richard himber \n robo-con \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves, Richard Himber
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How to Predict the Super Bowl
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8 - comedy magic \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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8 - Comedy Magic
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nothing \n "nothing" sign up the sleeve \n john murray
1977
John Murray
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Nothing
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blackmailing the enemy \n spectator balances coin on nose and must make it fall, then coin pressed on spectator's forehead, heckler stopper, picture snapped with camera \n karl fulves \n blackmail \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Blackmailing the Enemy
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the $30 tv set \n gag message appears on blank card \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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The $30 TV Set
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comedy coke in the hat \n paper cup in hat, liquid poured in, apparently goes wrong \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Comedy Coke in the Hat
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a big card \n card selected, deck in paper bag, jumbo card of selection removed, rest of deck vanishes \n don nielsen \n sense of touch \n don nielson
1977
Don Nielsen
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A Big Card
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words, words, words \n word starling on slate, one letter erased at a time to form a new word, gag patter \n sid lorraine \n rupert slater item, the magic wand
1977
Sid Lorraine
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Words, Words, Words
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the iq test \n questions taken out of hat, credit to lu brent \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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The IQ Test
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the "oh" puzzle \n layout puzzle, pieces have to be arranged in square \n bill elliott \n the o. h. puzzle \n bill elliott
1977
Bill Elliott
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The "Oh" Puzzle
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9 - gambling secrets \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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9 - Gambling Secrets
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ace-deuce-jack \n proposition bet, ace, two or jack has to appear at the bottom of any of three piles \n karl fulves \n the compleat gamester \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Ace-Deuce-Jack
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build down \n progressive poker deal with ten card poker deal finale \n allan slaight \n build down \n allan slaight
1977
Allan Slaight
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Build Down
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the ten-card deal \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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The Ten-Card Deal
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a dice proposition \n \n karl fulves \n a dice proposition \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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A Dice Proposition
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decoy dice \n six cards used, two dice rolled and selection made via counting \n stewart judah \n decoy dice \n stewart judah
1977
Stewart Judah
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Decoy Dice
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the red-black swindle \n two red and two black cards under table, one brought out, proposition bet about the next card matching \n martin gardner
1977
Martin Gardner
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The Red-Black Swindle
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how to cut the aces \n spectator cuts deck into four piles on a tray, topological swindle in which tray is turned around so that it looks like the cards come from all four piles instead of just two \n karl fulves \n martin gardner
1977
Karl Fulves, Martin Gardner
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How to Cut the Aces
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more proposition bets \n - five random cards, two have the same suit
- three random cards, one is a picture card
- "three-card poker" \n karl fulves \n the compleat gamester \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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More Proposition Bets
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repeat poker deal \n same set-up dealt over and over for two players \n dai vernon \n vernon's automatic gambler \n dai vernon
1977
Dai Vernon
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Repeat Poker Deal
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according to hoyle \n stud poker, after each card is dealt, the performer's face up card are exchanged with one of the other player's, performer still wins \n karl fulves \n according to hoyle \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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According to Hoyle
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how to deal a royal flush \n one card is controlled during the repeat-dealing of five poker-hand and appears in a royal flush \n joseph k. schmidt \n subconscious poker ii \n joseph k. schmidt \n jungian poker \n justin higham
1977
Joseph K. Schmidt
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How to Deal a Royal Flush
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concluding notes \n on gambling magic \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Concluding Notes
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10 - ultimate impossibilities \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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10 - Ultimate Impossibilities
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de kolta's inventions \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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de Kolta's Inventions
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egyptian hall mysteries \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Egyptian Hall Mysteries
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howard thurston \n \n karl fulves
1977
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Howard Thurston
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the bullet catch \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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The Bullet Catch
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selbit's mile a minute \n on p. t. selbit's inventions \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Selbit's Mile a Minute
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le roy and de biere \n \n karl fulves
1977
Karl Fulves
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Le Roy and De Biere
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horace goldin \n \n karl fulves
1977
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Horace Goldin
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maurice raymond \n \n karl fulves
1977
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Maurice Raymond
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harry houdini \n \n karl fulves
1977
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Harry Houdini
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john scarne \n recounting of effect "card through window" \n karl fulves
1977
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John Scarne
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